Outdoor Club to Host Meeting to Recruit New Members

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The WNMU Outdoor Club is hosting their second meeting of the year this Friday, September 23, 2016. All students are welcome to join, especially those who love the outdoors and want to be involved in organizing and creating activities that get students outside. The meeting will revise the club’s constitution and discuss the new image

Let’s Talk About…Anything

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Silver City NM- Let’s talk about sex, let’s talk about relationships, let’s talk about who we are. For the past few years WNMU has been home to the Gender Equity Center, otherwise known as The Center. It is located about a block from campus and many students go there for a number reasons. For some,

Javia Hall’s Six Touchdowns leads WNMU to First Win of the Season

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Silver City, N.M. – The Western New Mexico University football team picked up their first win of the season against Oklahoma Panhandle State this past Saturday, 44-21. Senior quarterback Javia Hall had an outstanding performance that helped lead the Mustangs (1-2, 1-1 LSC) past the Aggies as he produced six touchdowns, four passing and two

Institute of Rural Social Work Launches Two International Projects

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Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, MX; Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX- The Institute of Rural Social Work (IRSW) has been hard at work with our neighbors south of the border, expanding the international reach of WNMU. One student, Jeanine Celeste Romo, has been working on bringing members of another culture to Western New Mexico University, on behalf of IRSR, the

Miller Library Showcases Banned Books; Celebrates US Constitution

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Silver City, NM- The Miller Library hosted a banned books event on Thursday, September 15 in celebration of Constitution Day. The event showcased books banned in many countries that are free to be read in the United States, thanks to the Constitution. Students, faculty, staff and community members performed readings from such diverse books as

Student Wellness: Mental Health Awareness Month

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This piece was prepared by Caitlin Talty. Staying healthy goes beyond exercise and eating vegetables, it encompasses the whole realm of one’s life. Mental health plays a huge part in focusing, getting good grades, and productive social interactions. As students, life can get pretty hectic and stress can influence academic performance, and compromise the state

Mustang Club of the Week: Student Social Work Association

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This weeks featured club is the Student Social Work Association. This press release was prepared by Leslie Cook, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Field Experience. The Social Work Student Association (formerly called the Social Work Club) has been in existence since the mid 1990’s, when the BSW program was new to Western

OTA Students Get a Taste of the Real World

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Occupational therapy is the mechanism of helping others perform skills they want, need or are obligated to be able to do. They aren’t like physical therapists, speech therapists, or nurses, they are occupational therapists; they help to fulfill the basic human needs for survival. The scope of their practice revolves around a holistic approach, or

ASWNMU Public Meeting Minutes for September 8, 2016

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I.   THE ASWNMU open meeting was held in the Miller Library on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Thursday, September 8, 2016. Dylan Kester, ASWNMU Vice President, called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. II. Opening Ceremonies III. Roll call: Executive Officers present: President – Claudia Osuna Vice President – Dylan Kester